Chapter 65: The Evil of the Zhao Family (XI)
"What's going on?"
Xiao Pingyue asked Zhao Mingcheng.
Zhao Mingcheng's forehead was sweating as he stammered, "Mrs. Li has been staying in the kitchen for the past twenty years and rarely rests. Second Master is kind enough to let her rest for a while."
As soon as he finished speaking, the Xiao family guards who followed Xiao Pingyue and Xu Qiuqian clamped down on Zhao Mingcheng.
Zhao Mingcheng's face turned pale.
"Master Xiao Qi, please understand. I am telling the truth and I dare not hide anything!"
Xiao Pingyue didn't even look at Zhao Mingcheng, picked up a piece of spirit beast meat and put it into his mouth.
"It looks and smells good, but the taste is much worse." As a member of the Xiao family, which has close ties with the Zhao family, he had naturally been treated to a banquet by the Zhao family. This was far worse than the one he had tasted ten years ago.
Xu Qiuqian beside him nodded in agreement.
Xiao Pingyue placed his hands on the table and tapped the surface lightly with his fingers.
“Da, da, da…”
Although the sound was not loud, it frightened Zhao Mingcheng.
Xiao Pingyue spoke slowly, his voice gentle: "Zhao Mingcheng, eighty-nine years old, tenth level of Qi Refining, the eldest son of the third branch of the Zhao family, deeply trusted by Zhao Wen, has been running Tao Lingwan successfully over the years, and the third branch has also gained a lot of resources because of this. He has a wife and four concubines at home, and he and his widowed cousin Zhao Yuqing have a son named Zhao Qin, who was sent to Kaiyun Sect since he was a child and is now an inner disciple of Kaiyun Sect. It is said that Master Zhiyan intends to accept him as a disciple..."
At this point, Xiao Pingyue stopped and asked gently, "Do you want me to continue?"
In fact, when Xiao Pingyue mentioned Zhao Qin, Zhao Mingcheng wanted to interrupt him, but the Xiao family guards remained silent, so he could only let Xiao Pingyue continue talking. With every extra word he said, his face became paler and more frightened.
He had clearly hidden it very well, how on earth did Xiao Pingyue know all this! He shook his head frantically and struggled violently.
Xiao Pingyue raised his hand, and Zhao Mingcheng was finally able to speak. He said hurriedly: "I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything! As long as you don't hurt Qin'er, I can tell you everything!"
"Where is Madam Li?"
"The kitchen was locked in the room by me and restricted."
Without Xiao Pingyue's reminder, the Xiao family guards went to the kitchen, and after a while, Madam Li was brought out.
"What's going on? Where is Zhao Mingcheng? Tell him to come out. I want to ask, why did he lock me in the room?" Madam Li's clear voice came over.
When people came over, they immediately saw Zhao Mingcheng and their eyes widened.
"Zhao Mingcheng, you bastard! Are you sick and want to lock me in the room? Believe it or not, I will go to the Zhao family and sue you!"
Zhao Mingcheng didn't dare to say a word.
"Are you Madam Li?"
Madam Li looked at Xiao Pingyue and said hesitantly, "You are..."
"They all call me Master Xiao Qi."
"Oh, I know you! So you are Master Xiao Qi!" Madam Li looked at Xiao Pingyue and said with a sigh, "I didn't expect the legendary Master Xiao Qi to be so good-looking!"
Xiao Pingyue: "..."
Xu Qiuqian on the side finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Madam Li noticed her.
"You are, oh yes! I remember, I almost hit you when I was dealing with Zhao Mingcheng that day. I'm so sorry, are you okay?"
Xu Qiuqian smiled and shook her head: "It's okay."
"That's good, that's good." Madam Li breathed a sigh of relief, and then she asked, "What are you doing here today? Is there any misunderstanding?"
When she spoke, she obviously glanced at Zhao Mingcheng.
The Zhao family had done her a favor, and Xiao Pingyue and Xu Qiuqian thought they came with ill intentions. Even if she hated Zhao Mingcheng, she would not watch him being caught by these people.
"There is no misunderstanding."
"Then why did you arrest him?"
Xu Qiuqian sighed and took out the jade slip.
"Madam Li, you will know after you read the jade slip."
Madam Li took the jade slip, hesitated for a moment, and read the contents on it with her spiritual sense.
Several people waited patiently.
However, until she finished reading, there was no reaction from her.
After a while, Madam Li raised her eyes and looked at Xu Qiuqian.
"How can I believe you without any evidence?"
Xu Qiuqian was helpless, but she also knew that this incident had caused a huge impact on Madam Li, because in Madam Li's heart, the Zhao family was the only one who was willing to lend a hand to her when she was in despair.
But now someone told her that her Taoist partner's serious injury and death were all caused by the Zhao family.
If it were her, I'm afraid she wouldn't want to believe it either.
"If you don't believe it, you can ask him." Xu Qiuqian pointed at Zhao Mingcheng.
Madam Li looked at Zhao Mingcheng.
"Zhao Mingcheng, tell me, is all this fake?"
Zhao Mingcheng didn't dare to look at Madam Li, and looked at Xiao Pingyue cautiously. Xiao Pingyue had a gentle expression, just like when he casually told the secret he had hidden for many years, and he couldn't help but shiver.
“Yes, it’s true.”
"Zhao Mingcheng, don't be afraid. Tell me the truth. As long as you say that what they said is all lies, I will risk my life to rescue you today..."
"I'm telling the truth, don't you understand?!"
Zhao Mingcheng said impatiently: "Do you really need me to put the evidence in front of you? You should know how your Taoist partner was murdered in the secret realm. The person who murdered your Taoist partner is a member of the Zhao family, the eleventh branch of the Zhao family, Zhao Chi. After murdering your Taoist partner, he was sent to the Ziyue Sect by the Second Master. If you don't believe me, you can go find him!
Over the years, I have wanted to kill you countless times! If you could not earn so many spiritual stones for Tao Lingwan, do you think I would tolerate you? "
When Madam Li heard the word "bitch" from Zhao Mingcheng's mouth, she was stunned.
This wasn't the first time she'd heard it.
She remembered that she had taken her Taoist partner to seek help. She was also injured and when her consciousness gradually faded, she heard a vague voice.
"Bitch! You lasted this long... Take her away!"
After waking up again, she found that she and her Taoist partner were rescued by the Zhao family, and her Taoist partner was also well treated and the condition looked very good. She was so excited that she couldn't express it in words.
So when the Zhao family proposed a 100-year indenture, she agreed without a second thought.
Xiao Pingyue said thoughtfully: "I seem to have some impression that 20 years ago, the Zhao family asked the Xiao family not to save a casual cultivator named Li. The other families should have been asked by the Zhao family as well..."
Naturally, the several major families all knew something about the Zhao family's methods.
However, the Zhao family had already risen in power at that time, and they would definitely not go against the Zhao family for the sake of two independent cultivators.
From this point on, Madam Li could no longer deceive herself.
She was silent for a moment.
Then, before anyone could react, he slashed with his hand.
Only a muffled groan was heard.
Zhao Mingcheng's eyes widened, and in the blink of an eye he fell silent.
Madam Li turned around and tried to leave, but was stopped by the Xiao family guards.
"Get out of the way."
At this time, Xu Qiuqian walked over.
"Your indenture is still at the Zhao family. Where are you going?"
Because Xu Qiuqian took out the jade slip and told her the truth, Lady Li replied: "Go to Ziyue Sect and kill Zhao Chi."
Xiao Pingyue said, "Zhao Chi has already established his foundation. How can you kill him when you are at the tenth level of Qi Refining?"
"Practice hard until you can kill him."
Xu Qiuqian continued: "Zhao Chi has resources from the Yue Sect, what do you have?"
"I……"
"Come with me, I can help you."
(End of this chapter)
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